Money handling machine



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' MONEY HANDLING MACHINE Filed Jan. 11, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet l I "ml v I mm manln'l.

' Edward Jflizzrzdt Makh 932. E. .1. BRANDT 1,350,313

MONEY HANDLING-MACHINE Filed Jan. 11. 1929 e Sheets-Sheet 2 ara 22, 1932. BRANDT 1,850,313

' MONEY HANDLING MACHINE Filed Janv 11, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet '3 38% v Jflmndt March 22, 1932. E, BR D 1,850,313

MONEY HANDLING MACHINE I Filed Jan. 11, 1929 SVSheetS-Sfyee t 4 menial March 22, 1932. E. J. BRANDT 1,850,313

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MONEY HANDLI NG MACH I-NE Filed Jan. 11, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Edward Jjirazzdi Patented Mar. 22, 1932" UNITED STATES -P'ATENT Q-Fme EDWARD J. BRANDT, or WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, assmNon 'ro BRANDT AUTOMATIC CASHIER COMPANY, or WATERTOWN, VIISCONSIN, A CORPORATIONOF WISCONSIN MONEY HANDLING MACHINE Application filed January 11, 1929'. Serial No. 331,859.

' or the like and adapted to be ejected by the we operation of keysbearing designating marks to indicate the amount of the coins to be ejected. J

The principal object of the invention re- 30 sides in the provision of a machine of the character-described which'is relatively simple and inexpensive in construction and of a size and shape adapting it-to be used in a, relatively small space, the height of the ma.-

1 chine being relatively greater than the horizontal area whereby a relatively is required for support.

Another object of. the invention consists in small area the provision of novel means for operating J the fingers which eject the coins from the stacks, said operating means including a phirality of vertically spaced swinging plates and vertically extending, members or bars which are operable by the keys, said vertical-- z5 ly extendingwmembers'or bars having sub-- stantially horizontally extending projections overlying the vertically spaced swinging platesand adapted to swingisaid plates upon operation of thebars by thekeys, each of T 0 the vertically extending members or bars having the desired number of substantially horizontally extending projections to-oper- .o

tion on the line 6'-6 of Fig. 3 lookingin the ate those swinging plates which will operate in turn the desired e ecting fingers for e ecting the. coins from the stacks to an amount-' vin section and partly in slde elevation of the designated by the particular key operated.

A further object of the invention consists inthe provision of novel means whereby the coins ejected may be delivered towards 40' either end of the machine for deliverythere' "from'intoa cup'or receptacle,-said cup or receptacle having slidable bottom or door adapted to be operatedso that the coins may V be received in the handof the operator, the

' cup or receptacle being detachabl'y connected to the machine and adjustable whereby it.

may be secured to either end of the machine and positioned for operation fromeither the front or back of the machine.

A still further object resides in the provision of novel means for securing a substantially horizontally extending arm to each of the above mentioned swinging plates,

said arn1s, when the plates are swung,-causingoperation of the coin ejecting fingers. through suitable connecting means.

Vith the above and otherobjects in view, which will appear as the description procoeds, my invention consists in the novel details of construction and arrangement of parts described in the following specifica tion and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and while I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, as they now appear to me, it will be understood that such changes may be made as will fall within the scope of theappended claims. In the drawings e I Fig. 1 is a side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation with a portion of the coin supporting tray broken away.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the line-33 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. dis alongitudinal vertical section on the line 4+4 of Fig; 3 looking in the direction of the arrows. V s

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows. j r v Fig. 6 is a fragmental longitudinal secdirection ofthe arrows} Figs. 7 and 8 are enlarged details, partly n echanismfor operating thecoinrejecting fingers and Fig, 9 is a detail perspective of a portion of one of the swinging plates showingv more particularly the manner of connecting the "arm thereto.

Ingthe' drawings 1 indicates the; bottom plate, 2 the! back plate, 3 and 4: the side plates, and 5 the frontplate of themachine,

the front plate including the downwardly I and outwardly inclined portions 6 having a the feet 7, which are preferably made of rubber or similar material so as not to mar the object upon which the machine is supported, and the plates 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are secured to an interior frame structure, but as this frame structure forms no particular part of the present invention a detail description thereof is not thought necessary. Secured within the machine, and extending parallel with the front plate 5, are the plates 7 and 8 which are spaced apart, as shown more particularly in Figs. 3. and 5 of the drawings, to receive the inclined chute 9 which receives the coins delivered from the coin tray and directs them through the side or end of the machine into a cup or receptacle to be later described. This chute is of a constructlon and supported in such a manher that it is reversible to direct the coins towards either side or end of the machine.

At its upper end the chute is formed with a The lower end of the chute extends through an opening formed in the end or side plate.

In the drawings I have illustrated the lower end of the chute as passing through an open ing 12 formed in the side or endplate 3 but the plate 4 is provided with a similar opening 13 through which the lower end of the chute will extend when the position of the chute is reversed to discharge the coins through the side or end 4. A plate 14, as shown, is secured over the opening 13 by means of the screws 15 or other suitable fastenings and when the position of the chute, shown in Fig. 4, is reversed to deliver the coins through the opening 13 it will be understood that the plate 14 will be detached and secured over the opening 12. It will thusbe seen that that opening not in use is closed by the plate 14 and this plate may be in the form of a name plate or the like. Secured to the underside of the chute 9 is the bracket member 16 which is adapted to be detachably connected, by means of the screw 17' or other suitable fastening, to the inverted U-shaped bracket 18which extends between and is secured to the plates 7 and 8. By means ofthis connection the chute 9 is held against accidental displacement and the bracket member 16 and bracket 18 are of a construction whereby the position of the chute may be reversed, as has been previous- 1y described, to discharge the'coins towards either end or side of the machine.

A housing 19 is secured to that end or side of the machine through which the coins are align with the opening in the side or end to which the housing is attached. In the drawings I have illustrated in full lines the housing as being secured to the plate 3 at the left hand side or end of the machine and, as shown more particularly in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the lower end of the chute 9 extends through the opening 12 in the plate 3 and through the back opening of the housing. It will be understood that if the chute 9 is positioned to discharge the coins through the opposite end or side of the machine that the plate 14, which is shown as covering the opening 13 in the plate 4, will be removed and the housing 19 secured in its place. The plate 14 will then be secured to the side or end plate 3 to cover the opening 12 therein. A cup 21 is adapted to beconnectedto the housing 19 by means of the screw 22 or other suitable fastening. The cup 21 is provided at the top with a flange 23 which fits within the bottom opening of the housing, as shown more particularly in Fig. 4 of the drawings and the screw 22 passes through the housing and engages with the flange to hold the cup in position. By loosening the screw 22 the cup may be detached from the housing or swung relative thereto. Secured to the lower end of the cup is an elongated frame structure 24 which slidably supports the bottom member 25 of the cup, this bot-tom normally closing the bottom of the cup and supporting the coins discharged therein. The bottom 25 is provided with a depending ledge or flange 26 which is adapted to be engaged by the operator for sliding the bottom in the frame 24 and allow the discharge of the coins into the hand of the operator. The bottom is normally held in its closed position by means of a coiled spring, not shown, received in the sleeve 27. At one end the bottom 25 is provided with the upstanding projections 28 which at times may be engaged by the operator for operating the bottom and these projections are also adapted for engaging the bumpers 28' carried by the end of the frame 24. The normal position of the cup and frame is shown by full lines in the drawings but, when desired, may be positioned, as shown in dotted lines more particular in Fig. 1 of the drawings, whereby the slidable bottom may be operated by a person standing at the rear of the machine. The frame 24 is provided with notches 29 adapted to be engaged by a latch member, not shown, controlled by the lever 30 whereby the bottom may be held, when desired, in its open position. From the above it will be seen that the cup for receiving the coins may be connected to either side or end of the machine by interchanging the housing from one side to the other and the cup may be so positi oned by adjusting the same relative to the housing that the slidable bottom thereof may be operated by a person standing either in front or back of the machine. By dotted lines housing and cup in positionon the right hand side of the machine. a

A tray for the stacks of coins is supported on the ledge 31 formed at the top and as a part of the plate 8 and rests against the upstanding portion 32 which forms a part of the front of the machine. The tray consists of the back, 33, bottom 34 and vertically extending partitions 35 which form the compartments 36, 37, 38, 39,. 40, 41, 42 and 43. Flanges 44 extend rearwardly from the back 33 :and engage the top 45 of the machine, these flanges being engaged by the latch members 46 for holding the tray in position. Feet members 47 also extend rearwardly from the tray and engage ,the top 45, cooperating: with the flanges 44 for supporting the tray in'position, Pinsor projections 48 extend upwardly from the ledge'31, which supports the tray, and extend through openingsgformed in the bottom 34 of'the tray, these pins or projections holding the bottom of the tray in'position. As the specific construction of the tray forms no particular part of the present invention a fur-- ther detail description thereof is not thought necessary. Longitudinally spaced openings 7 49 are formed in the front portion 32,-aga1nst which the tray rests, rand longitudinally spaced openings 50' are, formed adjacent the bottom of the back133 of the tray and register with the openings 149 ,pusher or ejector fingers, to be later described, operating through these openings for ejecting the coins from the tray. A stack of fifty cent pieces is adapted to be received in. the compartment stood that the lowermost coin in each stack 36, a stack of quarters in the compartment 37, stacks of 10 pieces inthe compartments 38 and 39, a stack of 595 pieces in the compartment 40,, and stacks of pennies in the compartments 41, 42 and 43. It will be under- Will rest upon the bottom of the tray, as shown more particularly in Fig, 3 of the drawings, and longitudinally spaced recesses 51 are formed inthe bottom, in alignment with the openings 50, to allow forproperf operation of the pusher fingers, to be later described, in the-ejecting operation. Supported between the sides of the ma chine, adjacent the back thereof and spaced 7 from the bottom, isahorizontally extending rod 52 on which are pivotally mounted the s ;v rear ends of a plurality of key bars53 having. the upwardly extending, portions 54, at the front end, which project through openings formed in the inclinedporti'on 6 ofthe front.

* inFig. 2 ofthe drawings I have shown the springs being secured .to their respective key bar while the upper end thereof is engaged with a hook 57 formed on the longitudinally extending plate 59 which is secured to the plate 8 by means of the screws 59 or other suitable fastenings. The manner of connecting the springs 56 is shown more particularly in Figs; 3 and 4 of the drawings. Positioned between and secured to the sides of the machine is a plate 60 which extends parallel the plate 60 and these recesses also extend through the flange 63, as shown more partlcularly in F ig; 3 of the drawings. The flange'63 extends beneath the rod 52 and the ,upper portions of the key bars 53 extend into the recesses as shown. "The plate 60, with the recesses, properly spaces the keybars on I the rod 52.- Secured to and extending up wardly from the. bottom 1 of the machine is a plate which. has longitudinally spaced recesses or notches 66 extending downwardly from the top thereof and in alignment with therecesses-64 formed in the plate 60. The forward ends of" the key bars 53 operategin the recesses or notches 66'which act as guides therefor; and 7 ends of'the key bars. a 1

Secured to and extending between the sides of the machine'is a horizontally extending plate 67 having a piurality of notches formed in its rearedgo to provide guides for the vertically extending bars 68 adjacent the upper ends thereof. The lower end of each of the bars 68 is pivotally connected at 69 to a key bar 53 and adjacent the upper end eachof the bars 68 is formed with an elongated opening 70 through which extends a horizontal rod 71 the sidesf This rod 71 engaging opposite ends of the recess 70 acts to limit the movements of the bar 68. Each of the bars-68 is" provided with one or more forwardly extending projections 72, the bars shown moreparticularly F 3 being illustrated with live such projections for a purpose to be later described. Each of the bars 68eis also pro videdwitha plurality of curved recesses 7 3 formed in its forward edge for a purpose which will also be later brought out.

Pivotally mounted for swinging movement between the sides ofthe machine are l the vertically spaced members 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79', 8O and81 which are adapted to be engaged and operated by the forwardly extendingprojections 72 on the bars 68 S'ecured to each of the members 74, 7 5, 76, 77, 78, 79, and '81 is a rearwardly directed arm. 82.. Each of the armsisformed with a, right angle projection or lug 83 which is secured to. thebottom of the member by means of the rivets 84. or'other suitablesecuring means and properly space the forward which is supported by and extends between 'each of the members is provided with a slot normally hold the levers in their rearwardmost positions, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawings. One end of each of the coiled springs is secured to its associated lever while the opposite end is secured to the flange 89 on the plate 88. The swinging movement of the levers is limited by the abutments 91 and 92 which may be made of fibre or the like to take up jar and to deaden the sound of contact Extending rearwardly from each of the levers 87 is an arm 93 and a link 94 connects each of the arms 93 with one of the arms 82 of the swinging members 7st, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 and 81. Therefore as the members are swung they will operate that swinging lever 87 whicn is connected thereto. v

Pivotally connected at 95 to each of the levers 87 is a push-er or ejecting finger 96, these fingers having their forward ends extending through the aligned openings 49 and 50 of the coin tray and rest therefor, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, to engage the edge of the coin or coins. Coiled springs 97 are secured to and positioned between the lower ends of the levers and the rear ends of the pusher or ejectin fingers 96 to normally hold the forward ends of the pusher or ejecting fingers in their raised position to properly engage the edge of the coin or coins. As the levers 87 are swung forwardly the fingers 96 will eject the coin or coins from the stacks and they will be lowered in their movement to be received and operate in the recesses 51.

As shown there are eight stacks of coins and eight swinging members denoted by the numerals 74-, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 and 81 and a pusher or ejecting finger for each stack, each of the swinging members controlling the operation of a pusher or ejecting linger. In other words when one of the swinging members is operated coins will be ejected from a particular stack.

From the above detailed description it is thoughtthat the construction will be perfectly clear and I will now endeavor to point out more in detail the manner ofoperation. As has been stated, the machine is adapted for ejecting from the tray coins to the amount indicated upon the keys. In Fig. 5 of the drawings the indicating numerals are shown upon the keys. The key to the extreme right 1 of the first row, or lower row of keys has the indicating mark 100 thereon and by depressing this key $1.00 in change will be ejected from the coin tray. In following the operation attention is directed more particularly to Fig. 3 of the drawings. WVhen the key bearing the designating mark 100 is depressed it will lower the corresponding key bar 53 which will swing on the horizontal rod 52. The downward movement of the key bar will draw on and extend the coiled spring 56 and at the same time will draw the vertically extending bar 68 downwardly. As is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings the vertically extending bar 68 has five forwardly extending projections 72 which overlie the swinging members 77, 78, 79, 80 and 81. Therefore when the bar 68 is drawn downwardly it will swing the frames 77, .78, 79, 80 and 81 downwardly with their respective arms 82 which in turn will draw downwardly on the connecting links 94 connected therewith and these links in turn will swing the levers 87 forwardly with the coin pusher or ejecting fingers 96. The swinging members 77 78, 79, 80 and 81, respectively, operate the ejecting mechanism to eject coins from the stack of 5c pieces, the two stacks of 10 pieces, the stack of 25 pieces and the stack of 50 pieces. Therefore upon operation of the key bar bear ing the indicating mark 100 one 5e piece,

two 10 pieces, one 25 piece, and one 50c piece will be ejected from the coin tray or in other words a combination of coins amounting to $1.00. As stated, the pusher or ejecting finger 96 will force the coins from their respective stacks and the same will drop upon the inclined chute 9 and be delivered into the coin receiving cup 21 and rest upon the slidable bottom 25 thereof. The operator, or other person to receive the change, then engages the ledge or flange 26 of the slidable bottom and pushes the same so that the coins will drop therefrom into the hand of the operator. lVhen the 'key is released the key bar will be drawn upwardly or returned to its original position by means of the coiled spring 56. When the other keys are operated they will act to eject coins from the tray in the same manner as above described, but, of course, it will be understood that different combinations of coins will be delivered or ejected according to the number of swinging members which are operated with their assoiated parts, it being understood that each of the vertically extending bars 68 will have a different number of projections thereon or a dilferent combination of projections. For instance, in Fig. 8 of the drawings I have illustrated the vertically extending bar 68 as having only a single forwardly extending projection 72 thereon and this overlies the swinging member 77. Therefore when the key bar connected to this particular vertically extending bar 68 1S operated the single pro- 5 pieces. As previously stated, each of the vertically extending bars. 68 will have a dif 3 ferentnumber of projections 72 thereon or a different combination of pro ections which overlie the swinging members and the swingmembers which will be operatedto eject the coins from the tray .will depend upon the number of projections on the particular vertically extending bar 68 which is' operated. As an example if the key bearing the designating numeral 5, in the lower row of keys, is operated the swinging member 77 will be 0perated to eject a single 5 piece from the compartment 40 of the coin tray. .If the key, bearing the designating mark 15 is depressed,

a 10 piece and a 5 piece will be ejected, re

spectively, from the compartments 39 and 40 of the coin tray by the operation of the swinging members 77 and 78. Should the key bearing the designating mark 25, in the lower row of keys, be operated a single 25 piece will be ejected from the compartment 37 ,ofthe coin tray by operation of the swinging member 80. Should either of the keys bearing the designating mark 1, in the top row of keys, be operated a single penny will be ejected from the stack of coins in the compartment 43 of the tray by operation of the swinging member 7 4. Should either of the keys in the top row of keys bearing the designating mark 2 ,be operated two pennies will be ejected from the stack in the compartment 42 by operation of the swinging member 75. Should either of the keys, in the top row, bearing the designating mark 3, be operated a single penny will be ejected from the stack in the compartment 43 and two pennies will be ejected from the stack in the compartment 41 by operation of the swinging members 7 4 and 76 respectively. Should either of the keys in the top row bearing the designating mark 4 be operated two pennies would be ejected from each of the stacks 41 and 42 in the compartments of the coin tray by operation of the swinging members 75 and 76. If the key bearing the designating mark 5, in the top row of keys should be operated, one penny would be ejected from the stack in the compartment 43 of the tray and two pennies would be ejected from each of the compartments 41 and 42 by operation of the swinging members 74, 75, and 76, this making a total of five pennies to be ejected. If the key bearing the designating mark 25 in the top row of keys is operated 25 in 7 change would be ejected from the coin tray.

By operation of the key mentioned bearing the designating mark 25 would cause ejection of a 10 piece from the stacks of 10 pieces in the compartments 38 and 39 and a 5 piece from the stack of 5 pieces in the compartment 40, the coins being ejected by operation of the swinging members 77 78 and 79. The operation of this particular key differs from the, operation of the 25key in the lower row of keys in'thatfwhen the l astmentioned key is operated only a single v25 piece is ejected. VVhen the key bearing the designating mark 50 between the keys bearing the designating marks 40 and 60 is operated a single 50 piece will be ejected from the compartment 36 in the coin tray by operation of the swinging member 81. When the key bearing thedesignating mark 50, at the end of the middle row of keys, is operated 50 in change will be ejected from the coin tray. The op eration of this particular key will eject a 25 piece from the compartment 37, a 10 piece from each of the compartments 38 and 39,and a 5 piece from the compartment 40 by operation of the swinging members 77, 78, 79 and 80. From the above examples given it is thought that the operation of the various keys will be understood as well as the amount of coins to be ejected through such operation. It will be noted that in the top row of'keys there are two keys bearing each of the designating numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4 and either of the keys bearing the designating numerals may be operated for ejecting the amount indicated thereon it being observedthat upon the operation of these keys only pennies are ejected. By providing the double arrange;

fingers that eject the coins from the several stacks are so positioned that but a single coin will be ejected at a time from each of the stacks with the exception of the stacks of pennies in the compartments 41 and 42. Two

pennies will be ejected from each of these stacks at a time, the ejecting fingers for these stacks being on a somewhat higher plane than the others. i

The vertically extending bars 68 areprovided with the notches 73 so as to leave room forthe operation ofthe swinging members. These are provided so that as the swinging members are swung downwardly there will be no danger of contacting with the edges of the bars. as might bethe case if the edges were left perfectly straight without the notches. As has been previously described, the chute 9 is reversible so that the coins may be de livered to either side or end of the machine and the coin receiving cupwith the support} ing housing. may be connected to either side than width or depth so that, as stated, only a small area is needed for support.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A money handling machine of the character described including a key bar, a substantially horizontally extending swinging member, a bar extending upwardly from the key bar and connected thereto, a projection carried by the upwardly extending bar and overlying the swinging member to operate the same upon operation of the key bar, an arm extending from the swinging member, a swinging lever hung from a horizontal axis and depending therefrom, an arm extending from the lever, means connecting the arm of the swinging member and the arm of the lever, and a coin ejector carried by the lever.

2. A money handling machine of the character described including a key bar, a substantially horizontally extending swinging member, a bar extending upwardly from the key bar and connected thereto, a projection carried by the upwardly extending bar and overlying the swinging member to operate the same upon operation of the key bar, an arm extending from the swinging member, a lever hung from a horizontal axis in substantial alignment with the upwardly extending bar and with its lower end terminating above the upper end of the bar, an arm extending from the lever, means connecting the arm of the swinging member and the arm of the lever, and a coin ejector carried by the lever.

3. A coin handling machine of the character described including a key bar, a member pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis for vertical swinging movement, a vertically extending bar pivotally connected at one end to the key bar and having an elongated opening adjacent the opposite end, said vertically extending bar extending to a position adjacent the swinging member, a projection extending from the vertically extending bar and overlying the swinging member to operate the same upon operation of the key bar, means engageable in the elongated opening of the vertically extending bar for guiding and limiting the movement thereof, a coin ejector, and means connecting the swinging member and coin ejector.

4. A coin handling machine of the character described including a plurality of key bars, vertically spaced members pivotally mounted on horizontal axes for vertical swing ng movement, a vertically extending bar pivotally connected to each of the key bars and extending to a position adjacent the swinging members, each of the vertically extending bars having an elongated opening therein and the openings of the several bars belng in alignment, means extending through the aligned openings of the vertically extendlng bars for guiding and limiting the slot of the swinging member and a horizontally extending lug extending beneath the member, means extending through the member and lug for securing the arm to the member, a coin ejector, means connected to the arm carried by the swinging member for connecting the swinging member and coin ejector, and means operable by the key bar and engageable with the swinging member for operating the swinging member and in turn the coin ejector.

'In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

' EDWARD J. BRANDT. 

